Craig Gillespie Signs on to Direct ‘Chippendales’ Film Starring Dev Patel
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variety.comEllise Shafer editor“Chippendales” has found its director. Craig Gillespie, who helmed the 2017 Oscar-winning film “I, Tonya,” is officially on board to direct the movie, a source close to the project tells Variety.The film has been in development for two decades by Permut Productions’ David Permut.
Bold Films is also set to produce, and Craig Williams has written the newest draft of the script. It was announced back in 2017 that “Lion” actor Dev Patel will star.“Chippendales” follows the true story of Steve Banerjee, played by Patel, an Indian immigrant who acquires the struggling L.A.
club Destiny II and transforms it into a hot spot. The club features women’s mud wrestling and a ladies-only male exotic dance night, which becomes the.
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